Healthy Raspberry Granola Bars

Raspberry preserves sandwiched between two layers of granola crumble. These bars are soft and crunchy, made with simple ingredients. They’re vegan, gluten free and refined sugar free.

These healthy raspberry granola bars are easy and simple to make, they’re packed with wholesome ingredients that will keep you full for a few hours and help curb sugar cravings! They are soft yet crunchy, and easily adaptable so you can make it your own with what you have on hand. Read the tips and noted below if you want/need to sub some of the ingredients.

What I love about these bars, besides them being insanely delicious, is that they’re made with clean ingredients and they keep well for a couple of days refrigerated. So you can bake a batch and enjoy during the week!

How to make Healthy Granola Bars at home

One of the easiest breakfasts and snacks to make at home are granola bars. Here are the steps on how to make them.

• For this recipe you’ll need these specialty ingredients: gluten free flour and oats, almond flour, coconut sugar and coconut oil.
• You’ll also need salt, baking soda and walnuts.
• Raspberry preserves, or jam (but it has more sugar), or your preferred fruit preserves
• An 8-inch square pan
• Parchment paper

In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients – flour, almond flour, oars, coconut sugar, salt, baking soda – until combined. Add the melted coconut oil (melt in the microwave) and stir until incorporated.

Tips for making Healthy Raspberry Granola Bars

• For gluten free: make sure you’re using 1-1 baking gluten free flour. I like Bob’s Red Mill.
• For gluten free: use gluten free oats.
• Use your favorite fruit preserves or jam. Good options are strawberry and blueberry preserves from Bonne Maman.
• You can substitute walnuts for your preferred nuts, such as pecans.
• Use a chef’s knife to cut the bars into squares. Clean the knife between each pass for a cleaner cut.
• Store in the fridge for up to 4 days. Wrap in parchment paper and store in a ziplock bag or an airtight container.

How to adapt this Granola Bar Recipe

If you’re able to tolerate gluten and sugar, follow these tips to sub ingredients.

• Use equal amounts of all purpose flour to sub for 1-1 Baking Gluten Free flour.
• Use light brown sugar instead of coconut sugar
• Use equal amounts of melted butter to sub for coconut oil
• Use your preferred nuts, such as almonds or pecans
• Use either fine blanched almond flour or natural almond flour.

If you love this recipe, try these:

• Peach Raspberry Crisp
• Almond Chia Bread
• Caramel Apple Crisp with Granola

I’m so happy you’re making one of my recipes, and would love to see how it turns out! Share it on Instagram using #yogaofcooking so I can see it, it always makes my day! Or leave a comment below!

Happy Baking! x

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